安徽省阜阳市太和第一中学2024届高三下学期末英语试题含解析

安徽省阜阳市太和第一中学2024届高三下学期末英语试题
考生须知：
1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。

选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。

2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。

3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．________ competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams.
A．Due B．Raw
C．Core D．Keen
2．I’m tired out．I stayed up the whole night, ______ for my midterm math exam．
A．studying B．to study C．to be studying D．studied
3．In spring, the scene on the top of the hill is so appealing that it is ________ my words.
A．above B．over
C．beyond D．off
4．Contrary to popular belief, taking a walk immediately after meals doesn’t _______ do good to our health. A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly
5．The British government published an official policy document ________ its plans to bring the UK out of the European Union.
A．letting out B．putting out
C．setting out D．working out
6．Along with the email was my brother’s promise ______ I came first in the competition, he would buy me an MP4. A．what B．that C．that if D．whether
7．The cost of living in big cities ________ steadily for many years，and it has led some youths to drop out of the big city race.
A．is climbing B．is being climbed
C．has been climbing D．has been climbed
8．Mr. Wilson is a man of patience and kindness, and his good temper never ______ him.
A．fails B．disappoints
C．controls D．worries
9．New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____.
A．being fully accepting B．fully accepting C．having fully accepted D．fully accepted
10．______almost one hundred jin, the stone was moved by him alone.
A．Weighed B．Weighing C．It weighed D．To weigh
11．It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I it?
A．had done B．have done C．did D．am doing
12．Whether something is alive or dead is a crucial ______ and it is one that children have no difficulty understanding by the age of five.
A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution
13．—Our team has just narrowly won the game. I feel so relieved now.
—__________!
A．Cheer up B．Y ou bet
C．What a pity D．Well done
14．We all agree that it is good to help those in need, but when ______ comes to giving away our money, things become strange.
A．that B．this C．it D．one
15．No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _______ when the unexpected will happen.
A．prove B．imply
C．demand D．predict
16．As a surgeon,I cannot any mistakes;it would be dangerous for the patient.
A．appreciate B．remove
C．offer D．afford
17．We’d better go now, ______ we’ll miss the train.
A．but B．so C．otherwise D．therefore
18．Decades ago, scientists believed that how the brain develops when you are a kid ______ determines your brain structure for the rest of your life.
A．sooner or later B．more or less C．to and from D．up and down
19．—Are you free now? I have something important to tell you.
—OK, ________ you make it short. I will have to finish this report before noon.
A．now that B．as soon as
C．every time D．as long as
20．The teacher spoke so fast that it was hard for the students to ______ what he was saying.
A．take in B．take off C．take on D．take after
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21．（6分）The year 3700, Earth is far too hot for any human to call it home. On this planet at least, man is nothing more than a memory--if there is anything left to remember the "wise man". But what about our wisdom--will any of it survive us?
The conventional answer is no. Knowledge requires a knower, and there will be no knowing minds around then. But if information survives, perhaps in books or hard drives, maybe the knowledge isn't quite dead but dormant(休眠),
ready to become alive with the help of other minds that develop over time or come to visit Earth in the distant future.
At first sight, that seems to be reasonable: after all, we have done similar things with past knowledge. For example, we saved an ancient computer from a ship destroyed at sea off the southern coast of Greece, and succeeded in finding the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics(象形文字). Careful work can bring previously lost wisdom back to life.
However, the key point is that there is a certain cultural continuity with those ancient times that allows us to reason and make progress in the dark: we know we are dealing with the legacy(遗产)of other humans. Without that link, the survival of objects and raw data doesn't guarantee the survival of knowledge. And a lack of continuity in language with any future intelligence would be a barrier. Knowledge is closely connected with language. When a language dies out, we can lose systems of reasoning that they contain. If that's lost, then it can't be recovered.
All this means that other minds might not be able to fully make human knowledge alive when we are gone. It is better to concentrate on not dying out in the first place.
1、How many opinions are mentioned in Para.2?
A．One.
B．Two.
C．Three.
D．Four.
2、What does the underlined phrase "similar things" in Para. 3 probably refer to?
A．Making lost wisdom alive again.
B．Rescuing disappearing knowledge.
C．Preserving future knowledge.
D．Gaining new knowledge.
3、How can we make knowledge survive?
A．We know a lot about human beings.
B．We learn ways to draw conclusions.
C．We have a certain cultural continuity.
D．We protect the legacy of other humans.
4、What's mainly talked about in the text?
A．Can human beings live on?
B．Will our knowledge survive us?
C．What will the earth be like in the future?
D．How can we protect our culture?
22．
（8分）If it were up to me, I’d write this piece next week or even la ter. Let the dust settle a bit. But I have my father’s insistent voice in my head: the story is now, so you write it now. No one wants to read last week’s news.
My father Michael was a journalist. He started at age 16 on his local paper, the Luton News, and after nine years there, he went on to a six-decade career that saw him write more than 40 biographies of Hollywood stars and spend a quarter-century presenting a weekly radio show.
From him I learned about deadlines and accuracy, and absorbed his rule about professional clothing, one he had been taught by his first boss. Even when he was working at home, my father would follow that rule: shirt and tie, every day.
There were other less obvious lessons. The first is about being manly. Driven and competitive, he wasn’t present for the birth of any of his three children, but he was the very model of being loving and faithful. My father never took me to the football or taught me to change a tyre. In a pub, he might manage some drinks, but his main focus would usually be the food menu. He was a model of a different kind of maleness.
But perhaps the biggest lesson I learned from him was about resilience (恢复). He got deep blows, losing both his wife and firstborn child, my sister Fiona, within two years of each other. And yet, somehow, he got back up again. He taught himself to cook and continued to dress neatly, picking out a bright jacket that ensured he stood out in a room. He would meet editors and write stories with the same hunger he had 65 years earlier. Younger colleagues keep using the same word about him: appealing.
I hope I learned his resilience, the way I learned about being a journalist. People keep telling me that my father was proud of me; and the truth is I was proud of him. Raised in a hard-up corner of wartime England, he went off to see the world—and he never stopped looking forward and upward, staring at the stars.
1、What has made the author write down the text so soon?
A．His father’s words motivated him to do so.
B．He wanted to settle down after the writing.
C．He wanted to write it before he forgot it.
D．It was the story he insisted on writing.
2、What was the author’s impression of his father?
A．He always managed to dress up following the fashion.
B．He sometimes had a hard time meeting the work deadline.
C．He trained the author to be manly and do the basic things.
D．He was competitive at work and remained a loving Dad.
3、What was the best lesson the author learned from his father?
A．The necessity of keeping good shape.
B．Quick recovery from suffering or blow.
C．The ability to get a content career.
D．The pride one takes in his/her parents.
4、What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Dad Left a Deep Impression on Me for His Work
B．Dad Proved Faithful and Loving for the Family
C．My Dad Showed How to Be a Journalist and a Man
D．I Learned to Recover Quickly after a Suffering
23．（8分）It has been seen as a hi-tech bike-sharing boom that entrepreneurs hope will make them rich while transforming China's traffic-jammed cities.
But, occasionally, dreams can turn less pleasant. In the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, more than 500 bicycles for hire have been found dumped in huge piles on the streets, according to reports. Pictures showed vehicles nearly three metres high, with small parts on the ground. City streets around the country have seen an explosion of the colourful bikes that users can rent on demand with a smartphone app and then park wherever they choose.
The sharing economy is taking off in China, where ride-sharing and Airbnb are increasingly commonplace. From Shanghai to Sichuan province, bike-sharing are being started in an effort to reduce traffic jam and air pollution by putting a country once known as the “Kingdom of Bicycles” back on two wheels.
Companies such as Ofo and Mobike, with their yellow and orange bikes, have been in a cut-throat battle for customers. But problems have arisen when clients have abandoned their cycles. “Some people these days just have really bad character,’’ a man named He，who lives near where the piles appeared, told the Southern Metropolis Daily. When they're done using (the bike) they just throw it away somewhere, because they've already paid. Residents told the paper that hikes had been piling up over the past week, either parked random by careless users or piled by local security guards trying to clear narrow residential alleys and footpaths.
Zhuang Chuangyu, a representative at Shenzhen's municipal people s congress, said the city needed to step up regulation of the bike-sharing industry in order to improve conditions and safety standards, especially since schoolchildren often used the bikes.
In 1980, almost 63% of commuters cycled to work, the Beijing Morning Post reported in 2015, citing government data. But by 2000 that number had decreased to 38% and today it stands at less than 12%. Car use, meanwhile, has rocketed. In 2010 China overtook the US to become the worlds largest car market, with 13.5 m vehicles sold in just 12 months.
1、The underlined word “Dreams” in Paragraph 2 does not include.
A．entrepreneurs making a lot of money
B．hike-sharing boom
C．vehicles being used well
D．transforming China’s traffic-jammed cities
2、What is mentioned about the sharing economy?
A．It refers to smart phones and apps. B．China has taken a step in it.
C．Airbnb has been a common thing. D．It is widespread across China.
3、What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?
A．Ofo and Mobike are yellow and orange bikes.
B．Ofo and Mobike have really bad character.
C．Ofo and Mobike cause the clients to abandon their cycles.
D．Ofo and Mobike are in competition with each other.
4、Which of the following may the author agree with?
A．Careless users and local guards are to blame for the piling bikes.
B．Many users lack proper behavior in using the bikes.
C．Regulations should be strict for schoolchildren.
D．China overtook the US becoming hack on two wheels.
24．（8分）Rules for the University Entrance Examination
●You must be at the examination center ten minutes before the examination starts. If you are more than ten minutes late, you may not enter the examination center. The examination takes place at the same time in different states.
●You must have proof of your name and grade as well as official examination number. Show these when you come to the examination center.
●Depending on which examination you are taking, you may bring certain items into the examination center. Mathematics examinations may allow you to use electronic calculators (计算器). Other subjects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference material. Please read the notes sent with your timetable carefully.
●You must bring your own pencils. None will be provided for you. The following items are not allowed in the examination center: walkmans and radios, head sets, any food or drink, schoolbags, electronic equipment (unless specifically permitted for various subjects), and mobile phones.
●Once in the center, you must sit at the desk with your examination number on it. When you sit down, place your examination number at the top corner of your desk.
●You must remain silen t during the examination. You must not disturb other people who are taking the test.
●If you need a drink or toilet break, you should raise your hand and wait for the supervisor (监督者) to speak to you. You will be given water or the supervisor will take you to the bathroom. You are not allowed to talk with anyone during the break.
●You must write your answers in the official answer sheet. Y our supervisor will provide extra paper if you wish to make notes.
●You may leave the examination room at any time if yo u do not plan to return. If you finish early and want to leave, please move well away from the examination center.
●The supervisor will warn you fifteen minutes, five minutes and one minute before the end of the examination. When the supervisor says that the time is up, you must put down your pencil and wait at your desk until your paper is collected.
1、What kind of examination are these rules probably for?
A．A local exam. B．A final exam.
C．A college exam. D．A national exam.
2、What are you allowed to have with you when you take mathematics examination?
A．Related material. B．Proof of yourself.
C．A cell phone. D．A dictionary.
3、What should you do if you finish the test early and want to get a better result?
A．Take some notes carefully.
B．Leave the room immediately.
C．Remain in your seat and check again.
D．Raise your hand to inform your teacher.
4、What can be provided for you during the exam?
A．Pencils. B．Food and drink.
C．Extra paper. D．Calculators.
25．（10分）Are you a problem shopper? The answer is “Yes”, if you or someone else thinks that you sometimes get carried away with shopping. In other words, do you or does someone else think you are occupied in extreme shopping? If people have regrets later about their shopping, or have an “out-of-control” feeling about the quantities of what they buy or the amount of credit they use, they may be considered to be problem shoppers.
Extreme shopping can lead to a more serious problem — addictive shopping. Addictive shoppers feel driven by the desire to shop and spend money. They experience great tension which drives them to shop and spend money and they
feel a “rush” during the time they are occupied with the shopping activity.
Extreme or addictive shopping may result from long-time unpleasant feelings, of which anxiety, pain and shame are common ones. When we feel bad inside, we often do something to make ourselves feel better. In this case, we often go shopping.
A few people shop to relieve their boredom or emptiness. For some people, the motivation is a desire for status, power, beauty or success. Some love to shop as it makes them feel valued in the eyes of the shop assistants. Others shop simply because it makes them forget, at least temporarily, tension, fear or unhappiness in their life.
Besides, shopping malls are designed to encourage continual shopping. For instance, there are some malls where you can’t see clocks displaying the time because they don’t want you to become too aware of the time you spend there. What’s more, food courts, coffee shops and restrooms are provided, so you don’t have to leave the mall because of your physical needs.
Therefore, once you become aware of how market forces work, you will certainly come to control your shopping behavior. For example, how much time you will spend and what areas you will visit can be decided before you enter the mall. Keep a written account of what items you will buy and how much money you will spend. Make a plan for what you are going to buy before you feel the urge to shop and then stick to it. That is vital for gaining self-control.
1、Which of the following people may not be problem shoppers?
A．Those who cannot control the amount of credit they use.
B．Those who just walk around the shopping malls.
C．Those who are occupied in too much shopping.
D．Those who feel sorry for their shopping.
2、According to the passage, what may not result in addictive shopping?
A．The awareness of how market forces work.
B．The desire for status, power, beauty or success.
C．Boredom, emptiness, tension, fear or unhappiness in people’s lif e.
D．Long-time bad feelings of anxiety, pain and shame.
3、What does the author suggest to control our shopping behaviour?
A．Never going to the shopping malls because there are many tricks.
B．Applying for a credit card before we go shopping.
C．Making the shopping time as short as possible.
D．Making a shopping list before we go shopping.
4、The author writes this passage to _______.
A．inform the shopping malls how to attract more shoppers
B．scold the problem shoppers
C．provide solutions to the problem shopping
D．tell a shopping story
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
26．（30分）A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of 1 , 2 her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash(绳子), her mother would have been 3 to it as a means of pulling her along to 4 the rush of other shoppers.
I 5 and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a 6 on
a piece of paper. 7 rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me 8 I could show her where she could find it and I want to enjoy her 9 for a moment. As we walked along the back of the store, I 10 its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and 11 conversation.
I said to her daughter, “12 some advice?”“Of course not,” said the daughter. “13 her ,” I
said. “When she's gone, it's the little14 that will come back to you. Times like this. I know.” It was 15 . I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her 16 .
Together they made their way toward the store's resting area. They sat there for a moment, side by
side, 17 the holiday crowds. Then the daughter 18 and immediately regarded her mother lovingly. And slowly she placed her arm with 19 unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders
and 20 guided her back into the crowd.
1、A．warmth B．strictness C．impatience D．depression
2、A．fixing B．checking C．adjusting D．winding
3、A．accustomed B．fastened C．applied D．stuck
4、A．keep step with B．get away from C．keep off D．escape from
5、A．jumped over B．walked over C．sat still D．lined up
6、A．receipt B．title C．theme D．subject
7、A．Rather than B．Apart from C．Afraid of D．Worrying about
8、A．because B．though C．so D．unless
9、A．time B．stay C．company D．conversation
10、A．changed B．described C．updated D．ignored
11、A．serious B．meaningless C．rough D．casual
12、A．Offer B．Mind C．Take D．Have
13、A．Forgive B．Seize C．Follow D．Cherish
14、A．chances B．feelings C．moments D．presents
15、A．true B．impossible C．unusual D．rare
16、A．different B．puzzled C．upset D．critical
17、A．expecting B．observing C．approaching D．blaming
18、A．glanced over B．looked down C．watched out D．set out
19、A．suddenly B．gradually C．apparently D．basically
20、A．smoothly B．gently C．wisely D．hurriedly
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27．（15分）在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内用给词的正确形式填空。

The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of 1．（anxious）. I was trying to do some revision for an important oral exam in the local library and people 2．（keep）disturbing me. I was getting more and more annoyed and of course，the more upset I got，the less I was able to concentrate. The last straw was when I heard someone 3．（sing）behind me. The singing was so loud that I could even recognise the song! I turned around and glared at the person 4．was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me and she had a big smile 5．her face. She was standing with a book in her hands near the“English Literature”section. She looked like a literary type and seemed very interested in 6．she was reading. I glanced at 7．book's cover. It was a book of Tennyson's 8．（poem）.
The fact that she looked like a sensitive，friendly girl didn't matter. If anything，it made me even angrier. “How could she be so selfish?”I thought 9．（angry）. In fact，I was surprised there wasn't steam 10．（come）out of my ears!
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

One day on my way to school, I went to buy the pancake in a food store, leave my bag on the table while waiting. With the pancake ready, and I paid for it, took “my bag” on the table, and hurriedly headed to school.
Seating in the classroom, I was about to take my books out while suddenly I became frozen. It was not my bag! I
took the bag for mistake! What surprised me most was there was a large sum of money in it. Calming me down, I turned to the teacher for help.
At that time, I come to understand the true meaning of being honestly.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29．（25分）假如你是李华，下个月你市将举办青少年长跑运动会，你想邀请你的好友Peter 和你一起报名参加，请给他写信，内容包括：
1.此次运动会的时间、地点，主题等；
2.提高长跑能力的建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：a long-distance running race 长跑比赛
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参考答案
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1、C
2、A
3、C
4、A
5、C
6、C
7、C
8、A
9、A
10、B
11、A
12、B
13、D
14、C
15、D
16、D
17、C
18、B
19、D
20、A
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21、1、B
2、A
3、C
4、B
22、1、A
2、D
3、B
4、C
23、☞B项Many users lack proper behavior in using the bikes.
24、1、D
2、B
3、C
4、C
25、1、B
2、A
3、D
4、B
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
26、1、C
2、B
3、B
4、A
5、B
6、B
7、A
8、C
9、C
10、B
11、D
12、B
13、D
14、C
15、A
16、C
17、B
18、A
19、C
20、B
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27、1．anxiety
2．kept
3．singing
4．who／that
5．on
6．what
7．the
8．poems
9．angrily
10．coming
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28、1. pancake 前的the→a；2. leave→leaving；3. 去掉and；4. Seating→Seated/Sitting；5. while→when；
6. for→by；
7. was ∧there 加that；
8. me→myself或去掉；
9. come→came；10. honestly→honest
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29、Dear Peter,
I’d like to tell you a piece of good news. Next month, our city will hold a long-distance running race that is intended for teenagers. The theme of this event is “loving sports and making yourself heathier and stronger”. Some of my schoolmates and I are eager to participate in the event. I hope that you can join us. The race will be held in the City Stadium near our school.
We can go running there after school or on weekends to build ourselves up. If you are interested in the event and
want to learn more about it, please contact me in time.
Best wishes!
Yours ,
Li Hua。